Micro and nano scale transport phenomena in porous media with applications to unconventional hydrocarbon resources

微纳(小)尺度的输运现象，如气体、石油或水在非常致密的地下岩石中的流动，在自然界、技术和科学中随处可见。小尺度流体输运机制是指微纳几何结构参与流体流动或由微纳米尺度物体产生的力驱动的流动。微/纳米传输现象的例子包括提高石油产量、土壤和水的化学就地修复、二氧化碳的地质储存、从非常致密的储层中生产天然气、微生物的迁移、纳米技术和微型化学反应器中的生物分析过程等。

Micro/nano (small) scale transport phenomena such as flow of gas, oil or water in very tight underground rocks abound in nature, technology, and science. Small scale fluid transport mechanisms refer to the involvement of micro/nano geometries in fluid flows or flows driven by forces arising from the presence of micro/nano scale bodies. Examples of micro/nano transport phenomena include enhanced oil production, chemically based in-situ remediation of soil and water, geological storage of carbon dioxide, gas production from very tight reservoirs, migration of micro-organisms, bio-analytical processes in nanotechnology and micro-chemical reactors, and others.